That was the mark of the Fire Demon bloodline. Every Fire Demon has one on their forehead, but it can usually be hidden with magic; the mark was only visible during intense magic fluctuations in battle.
David himself had supreme demon flames within his body and had a deep understanding of the Flame Demon bloodline.
Jiang Xuelan observed carefully and indeed discovered that not only the bald man, but also the other cultivators had dark red lines of varying depths on their foreheads.
“The Fire Demon bloodline isn’t they supposed to be mortal enemies with the Fire God bloodline and the other divine races? How dare they hunt wild beasts in the Fire God Palace’s territory?” Jiang Xuelan asked.
“Precisely because they are irreconcilable mortal enemies, they must be hunted down.”
David’s gaze deepened. “The Fire Demon bloodline and the Fire God bloodline have the same origin and both master the power of the law of fire. However, the Holy Light of the Fire God bloodline follows the path of light, while the ultimate flame of the Fire Demon bloodline follows the path of destruction.”
The two factions restrain each other but also depend on each other. If the Flame Demon bloodline could hunt demon beasts like the Lava Lion King, whose bloodline was an ancient flame beast, and use its essence and inner core to cultivate, their cultivation would advance by leaps and bounds. And the Fire God’s lineage had the most demonic beasts.
“That’s why they dared to take such a big risk and venture deep into the territory of the Fire God Palace.”
While they were talking, the situation on the battlefield suddenly changed.
The Lava Lion King looked furious because of the interference from these cultivators. It suddenly roared towards the sky, and sound waves spread out in all directions like real shock waves.
The burly bald man was the first to be affected, and was thrown backwards by the sound waves, crashing into the stone wall and spitting out a mouthful of black blood.
The other cultivators were also shaken and staggered, and some of those with lower cultivation levels fainted.
Seizing the opportunity, the Lava Lion King pounced on the bald giant lying on the ground, opening its blood-red mouth, which contained a blazing dark gold fireball. The temperature of the fire was so high that it caused the surrounding air to burn.
The burly bald man tried to dodge, but his body was numb from the shock and he couldn’t move at all.
A glimmer of despair flashed through his eyes, but it was quickly replaced by madness.
He bit his tongue, his essence and blood burning, and his body blazing with intense heat, preparing to fight the Lava Lion King to the death.
Just then, a fiery red light shot across the valley and hit the Lava Lion King squarely in the head.
It was an arrow burning with immense flames. The arrow didn’t have much power, but its angle was very unpredictable, and it penetrated the Lava Lion King’s left eyelid.
The Lava Lion King was in pain, and the dark golden flames in its mouth released prematurely, deviating from its direction and hitting the rock wall beside the bald giant.
The rock wall was blasted open, creating a hole several meters deep, with rubble and lava flying everywhere.
Seizing the opportunity, the burly bald man rushed away from the Lava Lion King’s attack range, panting heavily.
“Brother, are you okay?” A young cultivator holding a crossbow ran to his side and helped him up.
“It is nothing.” The burly bald man wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, his gaze fixed on the valley entrance, a glimmer of vigilance flashing in his eyes.
However, there was nothing there.
Overcome with rage from the arrow, the Lava Lion King stopped its pursuit of the bald giant and pounced on the long-range cultivators instead.
The cultivators scattered and fled, but the Lava Lion King was too fast and managed to catch up to the two slower cultivators in the blink of an eye.
With a single swing of its claws, the two cultivators were blown to pieces before they could scream, their blood and pieces of flesh splattering everywhere.
“Don’t panic! Maintain formation!” shouted the burly bald man, as he dragged his injured body back to the battlefield.
The other cultivators quickly regrouped and continued to surround the Lava Lion King.
But David could see that their morale had sunk to rock bottom.
Seven or eight people were killed and more than half were injured, while the Lava Lion King was almost unscathed except for a light injury to its left eye.
If this continued, it wouldn’t be long before all twenty plus people were wiped out.
Jiang Xuelan also realized this, and she turned to look at David with a questioning look.
David shook his head, motioning him not to move.
It’s not that he’s cold-hearted; he just waited.
What they were waiting for was not for these people to be wiped out, but for another group of people to appear.
He had felt it a long time ago; atop a stone wall on the north side of the valley, a group of cultivators from Fire Crow City hid in the shadows, observing the battlefield.
Their existence was well hidden, but could not escape David’s divine sense.
The group did not move; they wait.
Wait until the demon cultivator and the lava lion king are both seriously injured before coming out to clean up the mess.
FAQ Novel
Q: What unique power do the cultivators wield against the Lava Lion King?
A: The cultivators utilize a dark red, intensely hot, and fiercely destructive fire, identified as the ‘ultimate fire of the demon race,’ which contrasts with the holy fire of the Fire God Palace.
Q: What are the cultivation levels of the cultivators engaging the Lava Lion King?
A: Most cultivators are at the ninth level of the True Immortal Realm, with some reaching the first level of the Golden Immortal Realm, and their leader standing at the second level of the Golden Immortal Realm.
Q: How effective are the cultivators’ combined attacks against the formidable beast?
A: Despite the coordinated efforts of over twenty cultivators, the Lava Lion King’s extraordinary regeneration abilities quickly heal its wounds, rendering their attacks largely ineffective and barely causing significant damage.
What do you think will happen next for these cultivators facing such an unyielding foe? Let us know your theories in the comments!